Lily of the Valley - A French May Day Gesture of Good Luck: The lady at our hotel reception gave me a sprig of lily-of-the-valley on May 1st. I thought it was a "peace offering" as they had very badly messed up our check-in the day before. But walking around Aix-en-Provence, I noticed florists … [Read more...]
Siena Apartment with Grandstand View of Il Campo
Our Siena Apartment Right on the Famous Il Campo: In Siena, we struck gold when it came to our apartment's location. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to tell exactly where your booked apartment is in relation to a particular site. In Siena, the apartment's location was beyond our expectations. It … [Read more...]
Finnair Business Class from New York to Milan
We Flew Finnair Airbus A330 from New York to Milan: This is our first time flying Finnair and it was quite a pleasant experience, especially since we indulged ourselves by flying business class. Our flight took us from New York to Helsinki, Finnair's home base, and then on to Milan. The New … [Read more...]
Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse – Vienna
Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is an aparthotel in Vienna's 1st District: As the name suggests, Appartement-Hotel an der Riemergasse is a 4-star serviced apartment in Vienna's 1st District. The Riemergasse is housed in a stylishly restored art nouveau building. The art deco lift is classy … [Read more...]
Schmuckkästchen Hotel – Miltenberg’s Charming Little Jewelry Box
Schmuckkästchen Hotel is one of the historic buildings on Miltenberg's Schnatterloch: Miltenberg is famous for its 16th and 17th century timber-framed buildings. Some of the finest examples of these can be seen at the Schnatterloch, the town's picturesque historic market square. Like all … [Read more...]
Public Holidays in Switzerland 2018
Swiss Public Holidays 2018: These are the main public holidays in Switzerland. Regional and local holidays, such as January 2 (Saint Berchtold Day), May 1 (Labor Day), May 31 (Corpus Christi) among others, are also observed in many parts of the country. Mon Jan 1 New Years … [Read more...]
A Pleasant Stay at the Milan Duomo – Apartments Enjoy Palace
A REVIEW OF OUR STAY AT THE DUOMO - APARTMENTS ENJOY PALACE: For our Milan visit we stayed at the Duomo - Apartments Enjoy Palace, an apartment hotel in the centre of Milan. Being a financial centre, Milan has a good range of 4-star hotels in the city centre, but we preferred an apartment. As … [Read more...]
The Charming Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher in Görlitz
The Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher in Görlitz - charming and romantic: For our Görlitz visit, we stayed at the Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher, in the historic centre. I was tempted to book the Hotel Börse as the entire film crew for The Grand Budapest Hotel movie had stayed there. However, I was glad … [Read more...]
A Pleasant Stay at the Berlin Clipper City Home Apartments
A REVIEW OF OUR STAY AT THE BERLIN CLIPPER CITY HOME APARTMENTS: For our Christmas visit to Berlin we stayed at the Clipper City Home Apartments at Behrenstrasse 47, in the Mitte district of Berlin. Berlin is quite a spread out city and with so many nice hotels to choose from, deciding where to … [Read more...]
A Charming L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Apartment
Le Soleil du Luberon - our L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue apartment in the Historical Centre: For our week-long visit of the Luberon, we stayed at Le Soleil du Luberon, Eric and Marie's L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue apartment on Place de la Liberté. We were very fortunate to have got this apartment as we were a … [Read more...]
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